by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 10, 2013 | Charities and volunteering, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships, Wages
IF EMPLOYERS KEEP RIPPING OFF YOUNG TALENT “THE ARTS WILL SUFFER” The Arts Council England has posted a fierce warning to employers attempting to use their jobs website to recruit unpaid interns. The organisation has also reminded them: “If we...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 9, 2013 | average graduate salary, Business
FINANCE GRADUATES MOST CONFIDENT THEIR JOBS ARE SAFE At a time of increased uncertainty in the banking sector, it may come as a surprise to hear that graduates working in finance are the most confident of keeping their jobs. RBS was the latest bank to announce job...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 4, 2013 | Business, Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Universities
UNDERGRADUATES TWIG THAT THEY NEED TO GET ORGANISED The hunt for a graduate job has never been so competitive – with a record number of job applications being sent earlier than ever before, according to new research by High Fliers. The study of more than 18,000...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 3, 2013 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships, Wages
CUT COSTS BY EXPLOITING JOURNALISM GRADUATES, HE IS ORDERED *GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE!* The deputy editor of a top lifestyle magazine (you’ve definitely heard of it), has told Graduate Fog that he has been “told by management to take on interns who will work...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 1, 2013 | average graduate salary, Business, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Unpaid internships, Wages
GRADUATES IN FINANCE JOBS EARN £45,000 – BUT WHAT ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE? * WANT A NEWER ARTICLE ON AVERAGE GRADUATE SALARIES? PAY GAP WIDENS BETWEEN HIGH- AND LOW-PAID JOBS – AVERAGE GRADUATE SALARY IS NOW ANYWHERE “BETWEEN £80,000 AND £11,000” *...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 28, 2013 | Business, Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, job hunting, Law, Wages
EXPERT WARNS OF VAST “OVERSUPPLY” OF YOUNG HOPEFULS Pursuing a career in the legal profession – once considered one of the most stable and lucrative options for graduates – is an increasingly risky option for young people, and industry expert...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 26, 2013 | Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Politicians, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare
AVERAGE UK YOUNG PERSON JOBLESS FOR TWO YEARS BEFORE THEIR 30th BIRTHDAY Now is not an easy time to be a job-seeking graduate – but new figures suggest that things are even bleaker for those who haven’t been to university. The latest figures are...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 25, 2013 | Business, Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Unpaid internships, Wages
45% SAY THE EXPERIENCE IS WORTH IT Bizarre new research has found that almost half of graduates think working for free doing unpaid internships “isn’t a problem”. An astonishing 45% of graduates told TargetJobs that working for free isn’t a...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 24, 2013 | Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships, Wages
BLACK SWAN AND GAWKER INTERNS MAKE HEADLINES STATESIDE AT LAST American interns are finally making progress in their fight for a fairer deal on pay – with two major cases hitting the headlines in the last fortnight. First, the two Black Swan interns won their...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 18, 2013 | Business, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Unpaid internships, Wages
COMPANIES PROVEN TO HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE COULD BE STRIPPED OF RIGHT TO ANONYMITY Current legislation which protects companies found guilty of exploiting interns from being named publicly is being challenged by a politician who thinks they should be stripped of their...
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